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Texas Lawyer

Marc Rosenthal Officially Disbarred

Marc G. Rosenthal of Austin, who is serving 20 years in jail for bribing a district judge, is officially an ex-lawyer.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Pays $35M in Stanford Ponzi Suit; Proskauer Faces New Class Action

After striking a deal with Chadbourne & Parke, investors are hoping for another chance to pursue claims that Proskauer Rose helped R. Allen Stanford conceal his Ponzi scheme from regulators.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DA Calls Kane's Latest Motion Frivolous

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's motion to quash charges against her based on selective prosecution revealed a selective memory, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said Monday in a reply brief.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Who Defrauded Auto Parts Business Is Disbarred

A Manhattan attorney whose federal felony conviction was discovered only after he was suspended for not reregistering was disbarred Thursday.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Anonymous Stink Bomb of a Suit Against Trump a New Low

The threat of sanctions is often enough to deter frivolous complaints, but not always.Take the (almost certainly fake) one that “Katie Johnson” filed against Donald Trump and financier Jeffrey Epstein last week in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Adequate Statewide Funding for All Criminal 
Indigent Defense is Necessary.

I am a criminal defendant who filed a pro se post-conviction hearing petition. The Court of Common Pleas has promised to appoint me a lawyer, but it's been months and there's no lawyer appointed. What is happening?
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Montgomery McCracken Settles ERISA Suit for $980K

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads has agreed to pay $980,000 to settle claims brought by a class of employee benefit plans that claimed the law firm received fees misappropriated from their plans by disbarred attorney and the operator of their trusts, John Koresko, according to a motion to approve the settlement.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Involved in Political Bribery Scheme Is Disbarred

A Queens attorney who pleaded guilty to his role in a bribery scheme to get a Democratic state senator to run as a Republican in the 2013 New York City mayoral race has been disbarred.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane: Criminal Charges Result of Retaliation

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has argued that the criminal charges against her should be quashed because criminal prosecutions for grand jury leaks are rare, and only occurred in her case because of two former state prosecutors' efforts to retaliate against her.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Stamford Attorney Resigns From Bar Following Theft Charge

A long-time Stamford attorney who is facing charges that he stole thousands of dollars from an estate has resigned from the bar and waived his right to apply for reinstatement.
7 minute read

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